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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWho is the biggest sleazball GOP Governor
I of course,vote for my own Rick Scott (FL), but I am sure there are some other candidates.
So who is the sleaziest GOP Governor and why?
Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Mention OOPS Rick Perry also. Too many to pick from. On the other side Jerry Brown has turned California around.
Tripper11
(4,338 posts)Aren't they all?
Gothmog
(145,291 posts)If nothing else, he has been at it for a longer period of time
dem in texas
(2,674 posts)He has taken cronyism to a new high in Texas politics and made himself rich along the way. The first time he ran he did not get a majority because of a split ticket, but he won. The second time he ran against Bill White and won a majority. Texas would have been so much better off if he'd lost that first election.
onestepforward
(3,691 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,010 posts)Freddie
(9,267 posts)1. Refusing to tax the oil companies (what are they going to do, move their derricks to India?)
2. Refusing to fund public schools (especially Philly) and state universities
3. Jerry Sandusky
4. Never met a privitization scheme (liquor stores, state lottery) he didn't like
5. Tried to pass a vaginal ultrasound law "if you don't want to see it just turn your head"
6. His recent comments comparing same sex marriage to marrying your sibling
I could go on, haven't got all day.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)BumRushDaShow
(129,053 posts)7.) Voter ID law
8.) Castle Doctrine (or law, similar to "Stand Your Ground" but for the home and surrounding area)
And related to your #2, I just found this article published yesterday -
October 10, 2013 05:30 PM
PA Gov. Corbett's Schools Strategy Leads to Death of 12 Y.O. Girl
By karoli
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Sixth-grader Laporshia Massey died from asthma complications, according to her father, who says he rushed her to the emergency room soon after she got home from school on the afternoon of Sept. 25. He says Laporshia had begun to feel ill earlier that day at Bryant Elementary School, where a nurse is on staff only two days a week. This day was not one of those days.
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But neither Burch nor Mitchell realized how serious the situation was. Burch, who told his daughter they would take care of her symptoms when she got home, believes that a trained professional would have seen the danger. Why, he asks, didnt [the school] take her to the hospital?
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Seeing his daughters state when she arrived home at about 3:15 p.m., Burch says, he immediately gave her medication and then rushed her to the hospital. She collapsed in the car, at which point Burch flagged down a passing ambulance in the middle of traffic. Burch says his daughter later died at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, which could not confirm any details, including the time of her arrival, due to privacy constraints.
They told her school was almost out, and shed get out of school and go straight home, says one district source, who requested anonymity because she was not authorized to speak to the press. She went to the teacher, who told her theres no nurse, and just to be calm.
http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/billionaires-join-fight-against-philly-teac
AlinPA
(15,071 posts)LuvNewcastle
(16,846 posts)When an elected official makes the kind of comments like Corbett has about gay people, he goes to the top of my shit list.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)but I think he is at least a very smart man. Therefore I am going to go for Rick Perry.
You said sleazball, not dangerous. I think Scott takes the cake on dangerous.
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,838 posts)Turbineguy
(37,337 posts)stiff competition there. Rick Scott though is probably the winner.
HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)But hard to say he's the worst....Perry, Walker, are bad too. And several who are very close.
el_bryanto
(11,804 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)...and see which leaves the biggest grease spot.
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)but hopefully not for long. Did you hear about the time he went to teach(?) in a Pre-K class and made the little kids cry? He had to leave the classrooom. Can any of the others on the list top that?????? Hell, me makes me cry too. Can he please LEAVE?
Blue_In_AK
(46,436 posts)He's so bad I almost miss Sarah.